Command Injection in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2022-4313
Published: March 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4313
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Tenable Nessus
Tenable Nessus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in plugins distributed via the Tenable plugin feed 202212081952 or later. A remote authenticated user with Scan Policy Configuration role can modify scan variables and execute arbitrary commands on credentialed scan targets.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-4313
Install updates from vendor's website.